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By Sarah Shurge – On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the city council selected Diane Webb as the new city manager. Since then, her focus has been improving the city of Wayne. “As long as I can be an asset to the city and continue to drive improvements and increase quality of...

By Sarah Shurge – “Our first priority is the people that are coming through the door and helping them,” said Lynn Boertje. Boertje is life-long Wayne resident, has attended St. Mary Parish, Wayne her entire life, and volunteers at St. Mary Community Outreach Center. St....

By Sarah Shurge – Wayne resident, Eula Underwood just celebrated her 104th birthday! Underwood was born March 7, 1921 in Clairton, Pennsylvania. In her younger years, Underwood lived in Warren, Ohio where she graduated from high school and met her first husband. Shortly...

Welcome back to another Spotlight Series with Sarah! The series where the writer gets to know the city more personally, while the readers get to know the writer better in the process. This month marks one entire year since I started my column, and next month will be four years...

By Sarah Shurge – Goudy Park has been undergoing many changes recently and the City of Wayne Downtown Development Authority (DDA) wants your opinion for one of the next decisions. The City of Wayne is partnering with the Detroit Institute of Arts to create a public mural in...

Welcome back to another Spotlight Series with Sarah! The series where the writer gets to know the city more personally, while the readers get to know the writer better in the process. I’ve been writing for The Wayne Dispatch for almost four years now, however, The Wayne Dispatch...

This is the eighth and final installment on the history of the Wayne County Poorhouse and Asylum, commonly known as Eloise. After WW2 there began to be problems with overcrowding and funding at Eloise as priorities shifted. The state was still refusing to take all of its charges,...

By Sarah Shurge – Some people wish for world peace, while other people work for it. Art Wilson is the latter. You may know Wilson as the founding pastor of The International Church of Metro Detroit, but you might not know that he also serves as an ambassador to the United...

By Sarah Shurge – Throughout the year, the City Wayne Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has partnered with many businesses and sponsored many events for the City of Wayne. As we ring in the new year, it’s important to highlight the DDA’s involvement from the previous...

If you’ve driven down W. Michigan Ave lately you probably have noticed some construction across from Books on the Ave and Karma Coffee. The construction is for apartments coming to Wayne! The development will have 23 units, with a mix of one and two bedrooms. The lower level will...